Oarlock



Aug. 29, 1950 A. J. NORMAN 2,520,558

OARLOCK Filed Sept. 25, 1946 ALVIN J. NORMA/Y I11 rel/tar Patented Aug.29, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in oar locks andmore particularly to an oar lock having a yoke secured at its upper endfor receiving and holding an oar therein.

A further important feature is to provide an oar lock of this characterthat is efiicient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive tomanufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a side elevational view of the invention, and

Figure 2 is an end view thereof.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein, for the purpose ofillustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 represents the stem of the oar lock which is tapered atits lower end where it is formed with a hole or perforation B, said holebeing adapted to receive a cord or the like (not shown) for the purposeof retaining the stem within a conventional oar lock socket (not shown).The upper end or head I of the stem is bifurcated to receive the tongueend 8 of a Y shaped saddle 9 whose upper ends are curved to a point 9a.The saddle 9 is pivotally retained in place by a bolt and nut l9extending through the head 7 and the tongue 8 as shown in Figure 2.

On the outer curved surfaces of saddle 9 and secured thereto in anysuitable manner are a pair of ridges II which act as a reinforcing meansfor the saddle. A yoke I2 curved to snugly hug the periphery of an oaris seated in the upper end of saddle 9, said yoke extending well pasteither end of the saddle. The yoke is secured to saddle 9 in anysuitable manner.

The outer ends I 3 of said yoke are circular and their uppermost endsare extended vertically to form flanges l4, connected by a pair of boltsand nuts IS. The upper portion of the yoke between its ends i3 is curveddownwardly at [6 and upwardly to the center of the yoke H. The handleend of an oar (not shown) is then inserted in the yoke and is clampedtherein by tightening bolts l5 which close ends IA of the yoke.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, operation and advantages of the device will be quiteapparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description isaccordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

An oar lock comprising a stem having an upper bifurcated extremity, atongue pivoted in said bifurcations, a pair of oppositely disposedupstanding arcuate arms extending laterally from said tongue,reinforcing elements on the outer surfaces of the arms, an elongatedtrough shaped yoke mounted at its central portion in the arcuate arms, apair of upstanding cooperative clamping flanges on the upper edges ofthe yoke at the opposite ends thereof and fasteners connecting each pairof flanges together for clamping an car in the yoke.

ALVIN J. NORMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 985,049 Melbye Feb. 21, 19111,042,289 Stephenson Oct. 22, 1912 2,315,155 Glissendorf Mar. 30, 19432,324,311 McKelvey July 13, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date793,003 France Nov. 7, 1935

